Sergio Francisco

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Sergio Francisco
Personal information
Full name Sergio Francisco Ramos [1]
Date of birth (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 46) [1]
Place of birth Irun, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad (manager)
Youth career
Real Unión
1996–1997 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2001 Real Sociedad B 86 (40)
1999–2002 Real Sociedad 4 (0)
2001 → Eibar (loan) 16 (0)
2001–2002 → Onda (loan) 36 (6)
2002–2003 Real Unión 36 (9)
2003–2004 Zamora 36 (18)
2004 Lorca Deportiva 19 (2)
2005 Gimnàstic 18 (3)
2005–2011 Real Unión 136 (36)
2011 Sestao 4 (2)
2011–2012 Laudio ? (12)
Total391+(128)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Real Unión (assistant)
2013–2014 Real Unión
2017–2022 Real Sociedad C
2022–2025 Real Sociedad B
2025– Real Sociedad
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Francisco Ramos (born 19 March 1979), known as Sergio Francisco, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently manager of La Liga club Real Sociedad.

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He spent the vast majority of his 15-year senior career in the lower leagues, amassing Segunda División B totals of 246 games and 71 goals for four teams and representing mainly Real Unión. In La Liga, he made four appearances for Real Sociedad.

Sergio Francisco became a manager after retiring, notably working with the reserve sides of Real Sociedad before arriving in the first team in 2025.

Playing career

Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Sergio Francisco was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. [2] After making his senior debut with the reserves in the Tercera División, [3] he made his first appearance with the main squad on 2 February 1999, coming on as a late substitute for scorer Igor Cvitanović in a 1–0 away win against Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. [4] [5]

Troubled by injuries during his spell at the Anoeta Stadium, [5] Sergio Francisco's La Liga bow occurred on 17 September 2000 as he replaced Edgaras Jankauskas for the final 21 minutes of the 4–1 loss at Celta de Vigo. [6] In January 2001, he was loaned to Segunda División club Eibar until June. [7]

Sergio Francisco subsequently alternated between the second tier and Segunda División B, representing Onda, Real Unión, Zamora, Lorca Deportiva and Gimnàstic de Tarragona. [8] On 18 June 2005, he scored two of his three goals as a professional in a 4–4 home draw with Recreativo de Huelva. [9]

In August 2005, after being deemed surplus to requirements by Gimnàstic, [10] Sergio Francisco returned to Unión. He was part of the squad that promoted to the second division in the 2008–09 season [7] but contributed rarely to this feat due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. [11]

On 2 February 2011, Sergio Francisco signed with fourth-division Sestao. [12] On 28 June, he equalised a 2–2 draw against Montañesa which assured promotion in the play-offs. [13]

Sergio Francisco retired in June 2012 aged 33, his last club being amateurs Laudio. [14]

Coaching career

Real Unión

Shortly after retiring, Sergio Francisco returned to Real Unión as assistant coach to Imanol Idiakez. [8] On 12 July 2013, with the club facing severe financial problems, he was named manager. [15] [16]

On 5 June 2014, after leading the side to the 15th place in division three, Sergio Francisco was fired. [17]

Real Sociedad

Reserve teams

Sergio Francisco went back to Real Sociedad in summer 2017, taking over their C team in the fourth division. [18] He achieved promotion to the newly created Segunda División RFEF at the end of the 2020–21 campaign. [19]

On 31 May 2022, Sergio Francisco was named manager of Real's reserves, recently relegated to Primera Federación, in place of the departed Xabi Alonso. [20] On 18 November, his contract was renewed until 2025. [21]

On 18 February 2025, Sergio Francisco further extended his link with Sanse until 2028. [22]

First team

On 25 April 2025, Sergio Francisco was announced as longtime incumbent Imanol Alguacil's replacement at the helm of the first team, with the deal being made effective at the start of 2025–26. [23] He resigned at the B side three days later, to "focus exclusively on planning the next season with the club's football department". [24]

Managerial statistics

As of 19 September 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Real Unión Flag of Spain.svg 12 July 20135 June 2014451512184953−4033.33 [25]
Real Sociedad C Flag of Spain.svg 5 July 201731 May 2022165725340268196+72043.64 [26]
Real Sociedad B Flag of Spain.svg 31 May 202226 April 2025112414328140108+32036.61 [27]
Real Sociedad Flag of Spain.svg 1 July 2025Present502359−4000.00 [28]
Total32712811089462366+96039.14—

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sergio Francisco at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Serrano, Jorge (25 April 2025). "Sergio Francisco entrenará la próxima temporada a la Real Sociedad" [Sergio Francisco will coach Real Sociedad the next season]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Historical archives – Sergio Francisco Ramos". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "El Atlético de Madrid se clasificó para cuartos de final" [Atlético de Madrid qualified for the quarter-finals]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 3 February 1999. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Serrano, Jorge (25 April 2025). "Así es Sergio Francisco, nuevo entrenador de la Real Sociedad" [Meet Sergio Francisco, new manager of Real Sociedad]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Campos, Pablo (18 September 2000). "Al Celta le bastan cuatro minutos de locura" [Celta have enough with four minutes of madness]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 Rivas, Jon (25 April 2025). "La Real Sociedad mira en su fábrica y asciende a Sergio Francisco" [Real Sociedad have a look at their factory and promote Sergio Francisco]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 Troyano, Imanol (25 April 2025). "Sergio Francisco, de marcar los goles a dirigir en la banda" [Sergio Francisco, from scoring the goals to coaching on the sidelines]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Pujol, Enric (19 June 2005). "Lluvia de goles de cara a la galería" [It rained goals when it counted for nothing](PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Exceso de jugadores en las filas del Nastic" [Excess of players in the ranks of Nàstic]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 July 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Eizagirre, A. (26 September 2008). "Sergio Francisco dice adiós a lo que queda de temporada" [Sergio Francisco says goodbye to rest of season]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "El Real Unión cerró a última hora el fichaje de Álex Bolaños, formado en el Barça" [Real Unión completed last-minute signing of Álex Bolaños, developed at Barça]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2 February 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sergio Francisco logró el gol del ascenso a 2ª B para el Sestao" [Sergio Francisco scored the goal of promotion to 2ª B for Sestao]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Pinedo, Jon (13 July 2012). "El Laudio reducirá su presupuesto a la mitad, 200.000 euros" [Laudio to cut their budget in half, 200.000 euros]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sergio Francisco será el nuevo entrenador" [Sergio Francisco will be the new manager] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Ramajo, Roberto (26 April 2025). "Sergio Francisco y su sueño de ser entrenador" [Sergio Francisco and his dream of being a manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Sergio no continuará" [Sergio will not continue] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Organigrama de técnicos del fútbol formativo" [Organisational chart of youth football managers] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  19. ↑ Isasa, Xabier (18 May 2021). "Sergio Francisco, el arquitecto del ascenso de la Real C" [Sergio Francisco, the architect of Real C's promotion]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Sergio Francisco dirigirá al Sanse" [Sergio Francisco will manage Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Continuidad" [Continuity] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "Renueva" [He renews] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  23. ↑ Stynes, Trevor; Davis, Toby (25 April 2025). "Real Sociedad appoint Francisco to replace Alguacil as manager from next season". Reuters . Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "Sergio Francisco has been appointed as the first team's head coach". Real Sociedad. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2013–14 season". BDFutbol.
  26. ↑ "Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
    "Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
    "Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
    "Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
    "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol.
  27. ↑ "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2024–25 season". BDFutbol.
  28. ↑ "Matches Sergio Francisco, 2025–26 season". BDFutbol.
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